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School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)

Location:
Clontead More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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  2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The animals which we have on this farm as cows, horse, pigs and calves. The names of the cows are "Funnel", "Bawny", "Cuddy", "Bully-heck", "Polly-cow", "Kerry cow", "crab", "Turgin" and "Fairín". The common call which we have for driving the cows is "How, how hets". When we are calling the calves we say "Suck suck suck". In olden days to call horses they used to say "Phrit, phrit, phrit, phrit, phrit".
    Our cowhouse is fitted with "stalls" for each individual cow. When the are being turned in the driver says "stall up" and each cow knows its own stall. The cows are tied so
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr J. C. Murphy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolacullig, Co. Cork